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Spectacular Footage – Big Dogtooth Tuna on Poppers, on Film…

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Come with us onboard our 32ft EdgeWater ‘Azzurra’, battling Vanuatu’s brutal dogtooth tuna & GT’s. Spectacular sportfishing footage popping dogtooth tuna, Ocean Blue style!  

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Escape Your World Winner Announced

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On behalf of the Ocean Blue team & Fin Nor we would like to Congratulate Mr Steve Palmer, winner of our escape your world promotion. Steve & a friend are off to experience fishing Vanuatu in 2012 with the following... 

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Pre Rating – Fishing Line Diameter Chart

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Below is a guide that lists the diameter (in millimetres) of each PE rating. PE#                                                Diameter PE 0.6 ………………………….. 0.128mm PE 0.8 ………………………….. 0.148mm PE 1 …………………………….. 0.165mm PE 1.2 ………………………….. 0.185mm PE 1.5 …………………………..... 

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Vanuatu’s Big Dogtooth on Poppers, Ocean Blue style!

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  Ocean Blue’s Vanuatu Sportfishing guide, Andrea Traverso has always been passionate about dogtooth tuna. Big doggies are one of the most challenging species to locate, hook and land. They are armed with razor sharp... 

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New Caledonia, Ulua Paradise

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Just got back from a great trip to the West Coast of New Caledonia organized by Ocean Blue Adventures. I went with my fishing buddy Gary from Wisconsin. We fished 6 straight days at two different locations; Nekweta Surf Camp in Bourail and Ouano Surf Camp in La Foa. If you don’t want to bother with the whole report you can scroll down to the pics. This trip was almost exclusively... 

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Marlin Highway…memory lane, Vanuatu Fishing Adventures

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Planning for this trip started last February when my brother, Louis, saw an article in Marlin Magazine by a local fishing charter business called, Ocean Blue Fishing Adventures.  The article mentioned that two grander blue marlin had been caught the previous season, so Louis fired off an e-mail to Ocean Blue to get more information.  It wasn’t long until Louis and Anthony... 

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Malaysia Expedition…5-10th Oct Fishing Report

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Total for 5 boats….83 Sails landed and lost count of misses. This adventure offered anglers a great value sports fishing trip suitable for all skilled and experienced levels. The schedule trip which took place between 5th & 10th October during peak sailfish season to... 

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Having fished with many guides all over the world…he was best by a fair margin

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  Hi David, Yes we had an excellent trip with some very good fishing…i have lots of photos and will sent some of the better ones through. We got a lot of Wahoo,Yellow Fin and did hook 2 Marlin…first one took about 900m of line in the first run then jumped and broke the 24kg mono…2nd fish also took about 600-700 metres of line... 

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Marine Fishes: Blue Fish, Red Fish, Who Fish?

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If you’ve ever wondered what the you’ve just caught while on a deep sea fishing trip, then Marine Fishes Identification Guide for iPad, by developer Caranx Informatica, is your new best (first) mate. The iPad app, also available on the iPhone, is a powerful resource for learning your ocean fishes, and though the price is certainly a bit high for an iPad app, the information... 

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Fishing Fiji…65kg of angry, gaff-bending dogtooth tuna!

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Danny & The Dogtooth-Ono Island, Fiji Dan Theodoulou’s first jig dropped off Ono Island produces a new resort record – 65kg of angry, gaff-bending dogtooth tuna!  

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